Every child survives and thrives: ensuring that all children and adolescents have good health, wellbeing and reach their full potential;

Every child learns: providing early, quality and inclusive education for every girl and every boy in Mali, so that they can reach their full potential;

Every child is protected from violence and exploitation: improving policies and services that protect children and making Mali a safe place for all children;

Every child lives in a safe and clean environment: protecting every child from exploitation, violence and abuse and providing access to clean water, sanitation, and hygiene;

Every child has an equitable chance in life: promoting investment in children through effective policies and inclusive social protection programmes.

These goals span the complete life cycle of the child from before birth, through infancy, childhood and into adolescence.

UNICEF works across all sectors in support of a Mali where all children, particularly the most vulnerable, benefit from all their rights

UNICEF in Mali works both upstream, providing policy support and technical assistance to the Government of Mali in its efforts to create an enabling environment for child rights; and downstream to support programmes and interventions to strengthen social services for the most vulnerable children.

UNICEF supports Mali’s current development framework — Cadre Stratégique pour la Relance Economique et le Développement Durable (CREDD 2016-2018) — and works in close collaboration with the Government, at all levels, as well as with civil society and NGOs throughout the country. UNICEF also coordinates closely with other UN agencies to implement the UNDAF+ 2015-2019 and in support of the Sustainable Development Goals , with a vision of leaving no-one behind.

In 2018, UNICEF and partners, including youth, started articulating the next UNICEF Country Programme, which will cover the period 2020–2024 and support the new CREDD and the Sustainable Development Goals. Key priorities of the new Country Programme include the strengthening of the life cycle approach, a stronger focus on the four Key Rsults for Children, and added emphasis on the second decade of life and on specific challenges for adolescent girls.

UNICEF believes that a common vision and effective partnerships are key to achieving sustainable results for children. In addition to providing technical assistance, policy support and service modelling to the Government of Mali, UNICEF works with a wide range of national and local partners and implements joint initiatives with other UN agencies.

Enabling children and adolescents to unlock the door to prosperity, peace and development

4 Key Results for Children

UNICEF’s West and Central Africa Regional Office has identified eight Key Results for Children (KRC) that will accelerate progress towards the realization of the rights of the child in the region. From these, UNICEF has selected four priority KRCs for Mali: increasing coverage of immunization, the prevention of malnutrition, improving learning outcomes, and prevention of child marriage.